Combined ankle-brace and arch-support



1 June 30, 1931. v w. J. HOGGSON 7 1,812,149

COMBINED ANKLE BRACE AND ARCH SUPPORT Filed 001:. 11. 1929 Patented June30, 193 1 1 v 1-1,812;149; I I

wrLiJrAM :r. HoGGso v, EW'Y KQN N vconua min ANKLE-133L615 AND. AI;crrsurroivir i Application filed October '11, 1929, Serial No Thisinvention relates to .an' improvement in combined ankle-braces andarch-supports. The object of this invention is to'provide a device whichmay be made so light as to be readily Worn 'lnsidefa 'stocklng or wornoutside of astocking and, which will not fonly sup-port theanklebutalsosupport the arch,

so as to provide adjustment whereby the foot and ankle are supported,giving relief to 1o pedestrians generally and especially in caseswherethere is a tendency of the arch to sag, and the lnventlon consists 1nthe construction as hereinafter described and particularly;

, recited in the claim. a In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is aperspective view of my combined ankle-brace and arch-supportindicatedVas applied to a foot; Fig. 2 is a rear View of the sameyand i Fig. 3 isa front View of the device, de-

tached.

-'I11 carrying outtmy 1nvention, I employ anankle-piece 5 formed onopposite sides with openings 6 and 7 located sogas to clear theankle-bones8, The forward lower ends 9are connected by abandlO extendingunder thesoleiof the foot. Connected with this band 10 is a strap 11,and preferably the a flat pad 12. One end ofthe-strapis provided withaloop 13. The lower end ofthe strap, carrying 'the loop 13, is brought upover the foot and through'the opening :6.

The other end of the strap is brought up over theifoot through theopening- 7, thence through the loop .13 and downward, to'be engaged by abuckle 14,01 other suitable 398,889, and. in GreatBritain il'u1y l21929.

p t l not only tends to avoid displace-j 71 v ment' but will act toreplace fallen arches, if a 4 such have occurred, but'even with thebones in their natural'position, the device willfgive great comfort toathletes, golfers, mountain It is obvious without I further illustrationthat the straps 1 01 and '11 might be made inte f gral andalso obviousthat one strap mightbe attached to one of the 'ends 9 andanother' strapattached to the other end, thesestraps passing beneath the'foot andoverthe instep into engagement with the openings in the; ankle-piece.

Icl'aim: I V A combined ankle-brace and arch-support 9 comprising anankle-pieceiextending above andbelow the ankle atithe rear, andv formedwith clearance-openings for the ankle-bones,

a band connecting'the lower forward ends of the ankle-piece, a strapconnected with said ban'dfone endof the strap being provided with aloop, and a fasteningdevice looped-end of the strap passed through onestrap and band are connected side byside by P v o i through the loop andinto engagement with '80 I i assed through the otherankle-opening andthe said fastening device;

' "Intestimony whereof, I have signed. this I specification;

WILLIAM: noccsoivi means, for adjustably' connecting'this end" i of thestrap.

loop andbuckle, are all formed from leather or other suitable material,and it will be noted that the ankle-piece 5' extends above and thereto,and the ankle-bones act as stops to piece. I

The straps beneath the foot supportthe The parts of the device, asidefrom the i i below the ankle-bone so as to give a support 1 prevent thevertical movement of theankle- 55 climbers, policemen, soldiers, ,nd

t0 Periods.- o r r If f securedto one side of the ankle-piece, the a

